The Golden Gazette

See you next year!

A couple of quick notes as the year draws to an end...

I'd like to say a huge thank you to my wonderful class. They were as well behaved as possible last week and I appreciate that. I loved all of the homemade cards I received for Christmas, as well as the Amazon gift card. It will be nice to be able to add books to my Kindle collection!  I sent home individual thank you notes, but in case you didn't see them, I really appreciate all of the wonderful gifts I received this year. Thank you for thinking of me during this holiday season.

I'm sure you received this information from the PTA, but I wanted to pass it along just to make sure you were aware of this change to the bus policy:

 

NEW BUS PASS POLICY

Garrison Mill

Due to the high volume of riders this year, effective Tuesday, January 10, 2012, we will no longer allow students to ride home on a different bus. Students will still be permitted to get off at a different stop on their bus route provided they have a note from their parent and a pass from the front office. Any exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Cobb County Transportation Department. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to make sure all of our students arrive home safely.  

I hope you have a wonderful, restful, relaxing break.  Enjoy this time with your family and friends! I will see everyone back at GM on Tuesday, January 10th. I hope you are ready for some exciting learning in the new year! I know I am ready for some fun and exciting lessons.

Happy New Year,

Mrs. G

Happy Holidays!

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Lochan M. for winning the school spelling bee!!!!! We are all so proud of our classmate!!!

A big thanks to Mrs. Schulman who helped me by uploading everyone's Simple Machines powerpoint presentations to my blog. While you are looking at your child's presentation, let them enjoy looking at what their friends have done.

I've reminded and reminded...but again, by Thursday, everyone should have taken 2 AR tests, turned in their alternate book report, turned in their list of at least 6 books they read this grading period, and turned in their connections passport. I will be finishing report cards and anything not turned in gets averaged into their final grade as a 0 (actually a 60 because that's the lowest grade I'm allowed to give.) It's so easy to get a 100, just by turning the work in, so please remind your child one more time to make sure they've turned everything in.

I told the class that I expect them to read both this week and over the break, but I will not give out new 100 minutes sheets until we come back from the break.

Thursday is our holiday party and we are all looking forward to a great time. After the party we will be doing a little work, then we will have the opportunity to watch "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" with Mrs. Beatty's class. Don't forget that it is pajama day...so we can enjoy the day in comfort.

Have a wonderful holiday and a restful and relaxing break. See everyone back on Tuesday, January 10th!

Simple Machines PowerPoints

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Scholastic

Don't forget that Scholastic orders are due by Friday. If you order a book for the book exchange, I will be happy to keep it here at school and wrap it for the exchange. Talk about No Hassle shopping...our class gets free books and you get gift wrapping for free! Plus, you don't have to go shopping for yet another gift! As my daughter would say..."Just sayin'."

Only 2 more weeks until the end of the grading period. I only have a few book projects...please remind your child that they are due before the break. Two AR tests and their list of 6 books read this grading period are also due by the break. I will let them know today how many AR tests they still need to take.

I hope everyone is working on their science fair project. These projects take time and the Science Fair is January 18th. Just a reminder...projects will need to be brought to school either after 2:30 on the 17th or some time during the day on January 18th. We have no way of storing projects that come in before those times.

With everything going on over the next couple of weeks, I don't know that I will have another chance to update this blog. I hope everyone has a wonderful couple of weeks and then a great break! We all need the time to rest and rejuvinate so that we can come back next year ready for a lot of learning!

Mrs. G